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Philadelphia Final Meet

Philadelphia Schools will participate in a Robot Meet format again this year. Based on feedback from last year, the format has been altered slightly.

Meets 1-4 will be an after school event and includes inspections plus five matches per team.

The Final Meet will be an all-day event and includes inspections, traditional judging, and at least six matches per team.

The Quality Points and Ranking Points from all matches will be averaged to determine the overall Competition rankings. Teams will advance to the Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament in the following order:

Registration is limited to Philadelphia and select Delaware County teams.Registration is closed.

Refreshments

Lunch items available for purchase.

Agenda

7:00

Volunteers Arrive and Register

8:00

Teams Arrive and Register

Hardware and Software Inspection Begins

8:30

Judge Interviews Begin

10:15

Drivers Meeting On Competition Field

10:30

Opening Ceremonies

10:45

Matches Begin

12:30

Lunch Break

1:00

Matches Resume

4:30

Awards and Closing Ceremonies

5:00

Event Complete

Registration Information

Registered - Final Meet

Meet Results

Competition Results

See the Final Meet Team Rankings and the full Match Results Details.

2013 Philadelphia Meet Scores

2013 Philadelphia Meet Scores

Judged Awards

Motivate Award

The Motivate Award recognizes outstanding team spirit shown though costumes and outfits, team support, and other methods of standing out and raising attention. Teams that reach out to their schools and community to raise awareness of FIRST and their FTC efforts have done so in a variety of cool and inventive methods - this winner is no exception. Here is what the judges had to say:

This award goes to a team that demonstrates extreme enthusiasm and unity. Their energetic nature radiates throughout their school. And they will have a mascot that will hound the competition in the near future!

Winner: Team 5514, PC Robotics from Philadelphia, PA

Connect Award

The Connect Award is a bit different than the Motivate Award. Winners of the Connect Award have done a great deal of community outreach not only to spread the word about FIRST but specifically to include engineers, scientists, and other technology professionals into their outreach efforts. This creates connections between teams, FIRST, and the professional world that can last years beyond their participation in FTC. Connect Award winners also develop and execute plans to fund their team including clear goals and objectives - including how they can give back to their community in the future. Here is what the judges had to say:

This team demonstrated many new technical ideas. They also blew us away with their scorching competition they swooped down and took this prize.

Winner: Team 5488, RoboDragons from Philadelphia, PA

Rockwell Collins Innovate Award

The Rockwell Collins Innovate Award is robot specific. It celebrates teams who come up with innovate solutions to the Game Challenge that most others have overlooked. These solutions can't just look good - they've got to work... at least most of the time. Historically, some of the most innovative breakthroughs in science and technology have come when fresh thinking is applied to a known problem. This year's Rockwell Collins Innovate Award winners demonstrated that type of thinking. Here is what the judges had to say:

Innovation means thinking outside of the box but this team lifted itself out of the box. Rising to the occasion this team clad in gold rides forward. We hope to see them continue to joust their way to victory.

Winner: Team 5320, RoboLancers Gold from Philadelphia, PA

PTC Design Award

We are happy that PTC has offered to sponsor the PTC Design Award. The intent of this award is to expand the challenge, inspiring teams to incorporate industrial design into their robots. These elements can be shown in the simplicity of the design as it applies to the tasks, the look and feel of the robot, and how the design allows us to think of robots in new ways. The Design aspects must serve a function - but they should also differentiate the robot in a unique fashion - not an easy task with a limited set of parts and game challenge. Here is what the judges had to say:

This team used CAD and an Electronic Notebook to effectively document their design. This young team really impressed the judges with their maturity. They unhorsed their competition with their Design Prowess.

Winner: Team 6676, RoboLancers Crimson from Philadelphia, PA

Think Award

Every team at this event has had to think - hopefully a lot. The Think Award recognizes the team that has successfully thought, organized, and documented their journey from their starting point to their final design. The engineering notebook is the record of this journey. Just like in real life, teams that can document their process have the best chance at learning from it and improving on it. Here is what the judges had to say:

This team developed an outstanding summary of the robot that they constructed. They exhibited a clear design process that raised the standard in the northeast. This team is so creative they will have others seeing red.The THINK Award goes to Team 6552 Northeast High Robotics.

Winner: Team 6552, Northeast High Robotics from Philadelphia, PA

Inspire Award

The Inspire Award is the highest award given by FTC. The winner of the Inspire Award is automatically eligible for advancement to the next tournament level. The Inspire Award winner is the 'prototype' for what we'd like to see all teams achieve as part of the FIRST Tech Challenge. They do many of the things mentioned in the other awards. The difference is that they've tied these together in a comprehensive manner resulting in success in the competition, outreach to the community, robot design, team spirit, and engineering accomplishment. That's a tall order but we've got some great candidates for this award today. Here is what the judges had to say:

This team made us marvel. They had a great notebook, robot design, team spirit and performance on the field. They came in and saved the day.

Judge's Award

The Judges Award is given at the discretion of the judges to a team they have encountered whose unique efforts, performance or dynamics merit recognition, yet the team does not fit into any of the existing award categories. Here is what the judges had to say:

The judges award goes to a team that has an outstanding group dynamic. Their bond and leadership on and off the field can be felt by many. We can see them railing towards continuous success.

Winner: Team 6540, RailSplitters from Philadelphia, PA

Rookie Award

Outstanding performance for a rookie team.

Winner: Team 7960, FSS Falcons from Philadelphia, PA

Advancing to the Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament

The following teams earned their way to the 2013-2014 Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament: